Motorcyclist injured after 3-vehicle crash on Hamilton Mountain

Police are asking for witnesses to come forward following a three-vehicle crash on west Hamilton Mountain that sent a motorcyclist to hospital Tuesday afternoon.

The collision happened shortly after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Garth Street and Rymal Road West.

Investigators say a 29-year-old Hamilton man was driving a 2005 Yamaha motorcycle westbound on Rymal Road West when he collided with a 2023 Ford Bronco, which was stopped at the intersection.

The motorcyclist was thrown out into the intersection and struck a 2021 Ford Expedition that was travelling southbound through the green light.

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Paramedics transported the driver of the motorcycle to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say the drivers of the Ford Bronco and the Ford Expedition were not injured.

A portion of Rymal Road West and Garth Street were closed for several hours, but have since reopened.

Witnesses, drivers with dash camera video or residents with surveillance cameras are asked to review their footage between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.

Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact Hamilton police’s collision reconstruction unit at 905-546-4753 or reconunit@hamiltonpolice.ca.

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